Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.78/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$122.78

74 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	451	126.43	570	51
Medium and Large 2	381	121.30	462	14thin
Small 1-2	376	110.84	417	6thin
Medium and Large 3	588	91.67	539	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.76/cwt here — about $30 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

122.78

—

SC average5 barns · 608 hd

116.89

+5.90

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,483	94.23	1,398	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	70.06	836	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	840	57.00	479	14

Every lot, as filed

77 lots · USDA AMS · Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	130.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	142.02/cwt	141.00–143.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.41/cwt	131.00–141.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.62/cwt	115.00–127.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	118.61/cwt	117.00–121.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	132.26/cwt	130.00–139.00	484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	128.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	158.24/cwt	150.00–165.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	141.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	110.32/cwt	108.00–113.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	119.03/cwt	118.00–121.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	146.17/cwt	145.00–147.50	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	146.31/cwt	140.00–153.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	110.01/cwt	107.50–112.50	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	109.15/cwt	105.00–112.50	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	106.26/cwt	105.00–107.50	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	121.83/cwt	119.00–125.00	461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,118.49/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	10,793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	825.75/cwt	675.00–950.00	10,281	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	3,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,228	1,193.13/cwt	1,025.00–1,350.00	14,652	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,143	1,232.72/cwt	1,125.00–1,350.00	14,090	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	70.83/cwt	61.00–79.00	849	35
Bulls	—	—	1,228	81.47/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	69.11/cwt	67.00–72.00	648	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	343	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	386	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	372	116.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	443	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	498	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	433	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	541	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.76/cwt	135.00–141.00	723	3
Bulls	—	—	1,547	97.42/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,507	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	808	739.78/cwt	725.00–750.00	5,977	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,256	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	363	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	152.32/cwt	151.00–153.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	127.37/cwt	123.00–130.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	137.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	122.50/cwt	118.00–126.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	136.24/cwt	132.50–141.00	447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	129.97/cwt	125.00–137.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	168.60/cwt	165.00–175.00	467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	108.63/cwt	107.50–112.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	166.91/cwt	164.00–170.00	559	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	56.50/cwt	56.00–57.00	623	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	814	53.70/cwt	46.00–57.50	437	11

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Tue Jun 23, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 246Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 50Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 5Year ago 46

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	238	130.00–133.00	130.99
1	—	610	103.00	103.00
3	—	433	118.00–121.00	119.03
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
5	—	378	119.00–125.00	121.83
1	—	485	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	115.00–127.00	121.62
5	—	532	117.00–121.00	118.61
7	—	366	130.00–139.00	132.26
5	—	417	125.00–133.00	128.32
3	—	625	108.00–113.00	110.32
5	—	269	130.00–140.00	134.93
8	—	479	118.00–126.00	122.50
6	—	328	132.50–141.00	136.24
4	—	674	107.50–112.00	108.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	95.00	95.00
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	385	110.00–115.00	112.53
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	141.00–143.00	142.02
5	—	371	150.00–165.00	158.24
3	—	525	135.00–141.00	137.76
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
3	—	428	151.00–153.00	152.32
3	—	555	135.00–140.00	138.32
3	—	225	170.00–180.00	174.81
3	—	623	125.00–135.00	129.88
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
8	—	277	165.00–175.00	168.60
2	—	335	164.00–170.00	166.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	135.00–145.00	141.52
2	—	278	145.00–147.50	146.17
2	—	335	140.00–153.00	146.31
2	—	768	107.50–112.50	110.01
2	—	588	110.00–115.00	112.47
3	—	680	105.00–112.50	109.15
2	—	930	105.00–107.50	106.26
1	—	205	145.00	145.00
1	—	840	111.00	111.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	115.00–120.00	116.70
2	—	230	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	122.50	122.50
3	—	328	120.00–130.00	124.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	131.00–141.00	137.41
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
2	—	633	115.00–118.00	116.48
3	—	565	123.00–130.00	127.37
4	—	414	135.00–140.00	137.24
4	—	513	125.00–137.00	129.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	125.00–130.00	128.32
1	—	640	107.50	107.50
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
2	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.42
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	110.00–115.00	112.49
1	—	495	108.00	108.00
1	—	525	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	965	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,118.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	510	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,193.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,143	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,232.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	725.00–750.00	739.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	675.00–950.00	825.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,199	61.00–79.00	70.83
2	—	1,103	56.00–57.00	56.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	67.00–72.00	69.11
11	—	814	46.00–57.50	53.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	74.00–87.00	81.47
8	—	1,547	90.00–108.00	97.42

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Darlington Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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